Stockholm, Sweden & Tokyo, Japan, November 1, 2018 – NEC Corporation and NEC Scandinavia AB announced today the successful expansion of broadband availability in Mossberg, Sweden, through the installation of the iPASOLINK EX-Advanced for Alingsås Energi, a regional supplier of energy and infrastructure services. This marks the first time that a 10Gbps ultra-high speed wireless point-to-point link with a millimeter wave frequency band of 80GHz has been deployed in Sweden.

As a municipally-owned energy company in Alingsås, Sweden, Alingsås Energi focuses on contributing to the municipality's goal of developing a sustainable society. As a result of this project, which was carried out in cooperation with Vixor & Co AB, a leading wireless communications provider, Alingsås Energi was able to rapidly expand the provision of broadband availability in the rural and suburban area of Mossberg by deploying iPASOLINK EX-Advanced to connect to an existing optical backbone.

"The planning, digging and installation that is needed for traditional fiber cables requires both a great deal of time and expensive resources," said Kristian Nilsson, Network Manager at Alingsås Energi. "Therefore, we chose NEC's wireless broadband connection via the iPASOLINK EX-Advanced microwave link. This proven solution has quickly provided the residents of Mossberg with a strong and reliable broadband connection that also promises to meet our future needs with a link capacity of 10Gbps, the first such powerful wireless broadband connection in Sweden."

NEC's iPASOLINK EX-Advanced solution provides the following:

• A High profile wireless broadband connection provided in a turnkey solution for the transport of reliable, highly connected Triple-Play-Services, the iPASOLINK EX-ADVANCED is a natural fiber extension with 10GbE optical interfaces and Layer-2 tunneling features for transparent fiber activity
• A rapid and cost effective 10Gbps deployment due to its seamless connectivity with optical transport networks in shorter time-to-market as well as the availability of light-licensed 80Ghz spectrum
• Overturns the image of E-band during rain and snow with adaptive modulation and bandwidth features that maximize the transmission capacity of the 80GHz spectrum and extend link reliability
• A compact, durable and lightweight body that is ideal for outdoor installation - no need to rent additional indoor space

For more information on NEC's iPASOLINK EX-Advanced, please visit our website.

About NEC Scandinavia AB

NEC Scandinavia AB opened in the Nordic region in 1984 and currently has offices in Oslo, Helsinki and Stockholm (head office). NEC's product range in the Nordic and Baltic countries comprises LED displays, projectors and monitors, as well as services and products in the field of security, biometrics and identification. The company also has a generous product range directed at telecommunication and network operators, for example Microwave access radio, IP routing and switching, 3G/4G Femtocells and Network Security. For additional information, please visit the NEC Europe Ltd. home page at: https://se.nec.com/